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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1962
Page
4
Venus Probe Disaster Tied to Missing Hyphen
Washington officials charged a missing hyphen in a computer equation caused the July 22 destruction of NASA’s Venus probe and its payload after launch from Cape Canaveral. NASA and contractor Space Technology Laboratory faced questions as they prepared a second Venus attempt for mid August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington LP
United States
House Space Committee
Isuach
Richard B. Morrison
Natonal Aeronautics and Space Administration
Venus
Morrison
Plan Funeral for Two in Wrong Way Crash
Funeral arrangements will be completed today for Les ter LaVerne 53 of 1132 z1 San Antonio Dr killed when his sports car was struck head on by an errant vehicle speeding the wrong way on the Long Beach Freeway near Willow Street. Survived by wife Shirley and son Bruce Edmond LaVerne 12. The other driver John Rex Toothaker 31 of USS Okanogan also died instantly. Police said Toothaker drove south in the northbound lane at high speed near Dell Am Street crossing as two other cars were struck and drivers swerved to avoid collision. The twin deaths raise the city 1962 traffic toll to 33. In the comparable period last year 71 were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester LaVerne
Long Beach
LaVerne
San Antonio Dr
Willow Street
Shirley
Bruce Edmond LaVerne
John Rex Toothaker
Okanogan
Timorron
Kan
Toothaker
Dell Ama
Salvage Plans For Montrose Freighter Sunk In Detroit River
Coast Guard and shipping officials outlined salvage plans for the Montrose, a British freighter sunk after a collision with a cement barge near the Ambassador Bridge. Crew escaped unharmed. an Army Corps of Engineers spokesman warned the wreck may require months to raise from 35 feet of water as officials prepare bids and an inquiry proceeds.
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Detroit U
Detroit River
Montrose
Ambassador Bridge
Coast Guard
Army Corps of Engineers
Ambassador Bridge Tank
Ling Canada
United Oft
Local City Event Noted in Fragmented Text
Fragmented OCR notes a Long Beach area event at D7 Pave Avi with mentions of Fest and Ping and references to Avalog Bled and Terrance, unclear specifics. No dates or clear participant details are readable. The readable portions suggest a local cultural or civic item without definite outcomes.
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Dewtitalia
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